The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Twenty minutes later, Duke Jian of Yan and his ministers climbed up to the north gate tower.

They looked at the endless convoy and immediately felt a chill on their backs.

Zixuan saw a group of people coming up the city wall from a distance, one of them was wearing a crown.

Thinking that this man must be the King of Yan, he called Lu Hu and ordered him to come forward for questioning.

Lu Hu arrived at the foot of the city and shouted upwards, "Hey! Listen up, people on the city!"

"Hurry and open the city gates and let us in! Our king is here!"

When the ministers heard this, they were shocked. "What? Your Majesty? Isn't their king the Chanyu of Zhongshan?"

Prime Minister Zizhi bowed and said, "General, the matter has not been settled yet. We cannot let you into the city."

Lu Hu touched his head and thought, is there anything else we haven't discussed? What to talk about!

"What a damn delay! Can't we just open the city gate and let us in? Why do we need to negotiate?"

He yelled, "What are you talking about? Tell me!"

Zizhi said with a broad smile, "General, my king has said that we were wrong in the past and we are willing to negotiate peace with your army."

"As long as you agree to withdraw your troops, please tell us your conditions and we will do our best to meet them."

Conditions? Withdrawal? Lu Hu was completely bewildered.

He shouted angrily, "What do you mean? We fought all night in Yancheng before we took it!"

"Without even a bite of hot food, he hurried on his way!"

"I thought that King Yan would reward us with good wine and meat after we entered the city!"

"I didn't expect you to ask us to withdraw our troops. What terms are you talking about? What the hell are you planning?"

The ministers were all talking when they heard this. What? Shanrong captured Yancheng in one night!

They even want to go into the city and let the king treat them to fine wine and delicious food! Pah! How shameless!

Zizhi, with a forced smile, bowed to Lu Hu and said, "General! This is my king. He wants to discuss peace with your king."

Lu Hu was even more confused. Negotiate peace? I really don't understand. No, I have to go back and report to the king.

Thinking of this, he shouted towards the city: "Wait! I will go and report to my king!"

Zixuan heard it clearly in the car, and she and her son covered their mouths and laughed so hard that they fell backwards.

Lu Hu came to the front of the car and clasped his fists and said, "My lord! They won't open the door to let us in!"

"He also said he wanted to negotiate peace with you, and what conditions he was discussing. I don't understand, so I can only ask the king to make the final decision!"

Seeing that the fun was almost over, Zixuan called Lu Hu over and said, "General Lu, I'm afraid they mistake us for the Shanrong army."

"Go tell them we are from the Fugui City of Qi State."

Here! Lu Hu turned his horse and came to the foot of the city and shouted upwards: "People on the city wall, listen up!"

"We are troops from Fugui City in Qi State. Open the city gates and let us in!"

Ji Kuan was surprised and delighted after hearing this. He shouted to Lu Hu, "General! Are you really the troops of Zixuan City Lord of Fugui City?"

Lu Hu said impatiently: "This general has never told a lie!"

"Oh! In that case, then, is Gongzi Ri still alive?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Ri quickly jumped off the carriage. He quickly walked to the foot of the city, clasped his fists towards Ji Kuan, and said, "Your Majesty! I am here!"

When Ji Kuan saw that it was really Zi Ri, he was very excited and immediately ordered people to open the city gate.

Zi Zhi stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Your Majesty, this is not possible! Look, these are Shanrong soldiers. I'm afraid Gongzi Ri has already surrendered to them!"

This, this, Ji Kuan was also a little unsure. He shouted to the people below: "Ziri, can you tell me why you were hanging out with the Shanrong soldiers?"

Zi Ri said with a smile, "Your Majesty, these are the captives of the Shanrong army."

"If you still don't believe me, I'll invite my mother over and we'll see for ourselves!"

When Ji Kuan heard that Zixuan had also arrived, he was immediately overjoyed. He said impatiently, "Sir! Please invite City Lord Zixuan!"

Zixuan had heard their conversation in the car and was about to leave.

Bo Yuan asked worriedly, "Xuan'er, will it be dangerous for you to go out?"

Zixuan Waner smiled: "Don't worry, husband, nothing will happen."

After saying that, she lifted her leg and got out of the car. When she arrived at the foot of the city, she bowed to Ji Kuan.

"Zi Xuan, the lord of Fugui City in Qi State, has come here on the orders of the King of Qi to relieve the State of Yan from its crisis."

"We have completed our mission and would like to report to the King of Yan. Please open the city gates and let the army enter!"

This time everyone was speechless, and Ji Kuan hurriedly ordered people to open the city gate and welcome Zixuan in.

When everyone saw Zixuan up close, they couldn't help but marvel at him.

Such a young and beautiful woman turned out to be the legendary god-like figure.

Alas, it is true that if you compare yourself with others, you will die, and if you compare goods, you will throw them away.

After entering the main hall and sitting down, Zixuan told Ji Kuan in detail the process of rescuing Yancheng from danger.

After hearing this, everyone admired the bravery of the soldiers from Fugui City, and at the same time, they had more respect for Zixuan.

After finishing speaking, Zixuan shouted outside the hall: "Lu Hu! Bring Zhongshan Qiduo up!"

"Yes!" With a buzzing response, a tall and mighty general strode in, holding the Zhongshan Chanyu in his hand.

He threw Zhongshan to the ground and said, "Your Majesty! Bring Zhongshan here!"

After saying this, he stood respectfully behind Zixuan.

Zixuan looked at Ji Kuan and said, "King of Yan, this man is the murderer of the Thirteenth Princess, Zhongshan Xiaoduo, the Chanyu of Shanrong!"

When Ji Kuan heard that it was Shanrong Chanyu, he immediately became furious. He stood up and rushed to Zhongshan.

He grabbed him by the collar and yelled, "Zhongshan Xiaoduo, you bastard!"

"How dare you kill my own sister! Today I will skin you alive!"

After saying that, he kicked and punched wildly. Zhongshan was numb at this time and he knew he would not survive.

He simply didn't beg for mercy and sat on the ground like a wooden man, allowing Ji Kuan to kick and beat him hard.

After fighting for a while, Ji Kuan was exhausted and out of breath.

He ordered the guards to take Zhongshan to the prison and keep him under strict guard, and to cut him into pieces at the Meridian Gate at noon the next day.

When Zhongshan heard that he was going to be skinned alive, he was so scared that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

At noon the next day, the square in front of the Meridian Gate of the Royal Palace was crowded with people.

The families of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Yancheng heard that Shanrong Chanyu had been captured.

Today I will be cut into pieces at the Meridian Gate, so I waited there an hour in advance.

They had to watch with their own eyes the executioner who caused them to lose their son, husband, and father, being cut into pieces.

After Zhongshan was brought up, the people shouted and cursed, and threw the filthy things in their hands at him.

Zhongshan Xiaoduo could no longer stand. He was dragged to the execution platform by two soldiers and tied to a pillar.

When the time came, the executioner came to Zhongshan Xiaoduo holding a tray.

There were several small knives of different sizes and as thin as cicada wings on the tray.

He waved his hand, and two soldiers immediately ran over and stripped Zhongshan Xiaoduo of his clothes.